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New Articles and Book of Interest

By Howard M. Friedman

From SSRN:

• Richard J. Ross, Puritan Godly Discipline in Comparative Perspective: Legal Pluralism and the Sources of 'Intensity', (American Historical Review, Vol. 113, pp. 975-1002, 2008).
• John Witte & Joel A. Nichols, More than a Mere Contract: Marriage as Contract and Covenant in Law and Theology, (University of St. Thomas Law Journal, Vol. 5, p. 595, 2008).
• Barbara P. Billauer, With Liberty and Justice for All: Abortion, Religious Freedom and the Constitution, (October 31, 2008).
• A. Scott Loveless, The Forgotten Founding Document, (October 23, 2008).
• Thomas Charles Berg, Religious Choice and Exclusions of Religion,(PENNumbra, 2008).
• Ben Saul, Wearing Thin: Restrictions on Islamic Headscarves and Other Religious Symbols, (FORCED MIGRATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY, pp. 181-212, J. McAdam, (ed), Hart Publishing, UK, 2008).
• Phiolmila Tsoukala, Marrying Family Law to the Nation, (October 23, 2008).

PLI:

• Steven H. Sholk, A Guide to Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations, (in PLI Course Handbook, Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings, October 2008).

From SmartCILP and elsewhere:

• Daniel Dalton, The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act Update, 40 Urban Lawyer 603-622 (2008).
• David F. Holland, Sovereign Silences and the Voice of War in the American Conflict Over Slavery, 26 Law & History Review 571-594 (2008).
• John S. Kane, Refining Chevron--Restoring Judicial Review to Protect Religious Refugees, 60 Administrative Law Review 513-591 (2008).
• Lena Salaymeh, Early Islamic Legal-Historical Precedents: Prisoners of War, 26 Law & History Review 521-544 (2008).
• Narendra Subramanian, Legal Change and Gender Inequality: Changes in Muslim Family Law in India [abstract], 33 Law & Social Inquiry 631-672 (2008).
• Eli Wald, The Rise of the Jewish Law Firm or Is the Jewish Law Firm Generic?, 76 UMKC Law Review 885-938 (2008).
• John Witte, Jr. Rights, Resistance, and Revolution in the Western Tradition: Early Protestant Foundations, 26 Law & History Review 545-570 (2008).
• The full text of Volume 47, No. 2 (2008) of the Journal of Catholic Legal Studies is available online. It includes a Symposium on Catholic Teaching, Catholic Values, And Catholic Voters: Reflections On Forming Consciences For Faithful Citizenship, as well as articles on migration, just wars, and economic ordering.
• Journal of Church & State, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Summer 2008) has recently been published. The Table of Contents is online.

Recent Book:

• Tarek Fatah, Chasing a Mirage ? The Tragic Illusion of the Islamic State, (John Wiley & Sons, May 2008), reviewed in Pakistan's Daily Times.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on November 03, 2008 (boomark / email).